He may have been forgettable as a doe-eyed bad boy with a flat top haircut in last month's critical flopWeird Science, but ELLE.com has it on good authority that 20-year-old Robert Downey Jr. has just joined the ranks for the 11th season of Saturday Night Live. But does the doe-eyed son of a notorious underground filmmaker have what it takes to reboot Lorne Michaels' star-making sketch comedy show? Here, five things you need to know about the potential breakout:

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He's in Good Company

Downey Jr. joins a young blood cast that includes Weird Science costar Anthony Michael Hall, Academy Award nominee Randy Quaid, Joan Cusack, and two up-and-coming comics named Damon Wayans and Jon Lovitz. With the biz in his blood and an impressive drama background, RDJ is sure to add much-needed dimension to the frothy lineup.

He's Altar-Bound

Listen, we're not clairvoyant or anything, but rumor has it that Downey Jr. and his live-in girlfriend, Sarah Jessica Parker, are the real deal. [Editor's Note: Parker later calls the narrow band she wears on her wedding finger "a hanging-out-together ring."]